The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition - (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) by Kimberly L Geeslin (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Bringing together a comprehensive collection of newly-commissioned articles, this Handbook covers the most recent developments across a range of sub-fields relevant to the study of second language Spanish.

• Provides a unique and much-needed collection of new research in this subject, compiled and written by experts in the field
• Offers a critical account of the most current, ground-breaking developments across key fields, each of which has seen innovative empirical research in the past decade
• Covers a broad range of issues including current theoretical approaches, alongside a variety of entries within such areas as the sound system, morphosyntax, individual and social factors, and instructed language learning
• Presents a variety of methodological approaches spanning the active areas of research in language acquisition

From the Back Cover

"This is a terrific and unprecedented resource that surveys the vibrant field of Spanish SLA from a wealth of angles. All contributors are authorities who have succeeded admirably in synthesizing accumulated findings and in offering forward-looking suggestions - across theories, foci of inquiry, methodologies, contexts, and fundamental questions. At once indispensable for scholars working on the acquisition of Spanish and poignantly relevant for the entire SLA research community."
Lourdes Ortega, Georgetown University

"The publication of The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition marks the coming of age of both SLA and Spanish SLA. With contributions by well-known SLA scholars, the handbook both consolidates cumulative research in L2 Spanish and suggests directions for future investigations. It is a valuable resource for anyone in the field."
Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, Indiana University

The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition brings together a comprehensive collection of newly commissioned articles, compiled and written by experts in the field. It covers the most recent developments across a range of subfields relevant to the study of second language Spanish, each of which has seen ground-breaking empirical research in the past decade.

This Handbook's broad coverage includes current theoretical approaches - Generative, Variationist, corpus, psycholinguistic - alongside a variety of entries within such areas as the sound system, morphosyntax, individual and social factors, and instructed language learning. Chapters are organized into five sections spanning theoretical and methodological approaches, phonology, developing grammars, individual and social factors, and acquisition in the second language Spanish classroom. Providing a critical review of research and developments in the field, this Handbook offers the most complete and coherent overview on the subject currently available.

Review Quotes

-Bringing together contributions from experts in a variety of areas, this Handbook aims to provide insightful theoretical and empirical solutions to general and specific questions raised during the teaching and learning of SSL.- (Spanish in context 2015)

"Bringing together contributions from experts in a variety of areas, this Handbook aims to provide insightful theoretical and empirical solutions to general and specific questions raised during the teaching and learning of SSL." (Spanish in context 2015)

About the Author

Kimberly L. Geeslin is Professor at Indiana University, USA. Her research focuses on second language Spanish (SLA) and the intersection of SLA and sociolinguistics. She has published in Studies in Second Language Acquisition; Language Learning; Hispania; Spanish in Context; Bilingualism: Language and Cognition; Journal of Applied Linguistics; Linguistics; and Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics.